nursing critical diagnosis reference

books:

Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management/Quick Critical Care Reference
Lynne A. Thelan, Joseph K. Davie, ...

Mosby-Year Book, 1993

This book presents comprehensive, detailed coverage of all critical care core subjects, including discussions on anatomy and physiology, assessment, diagnostic procedures, disorders, therapeutic management, and nursing diagnosis and management for each body system. The book highlights important nursing diagnoses for specific disorders and provides sample nursing management plans for each diagnosis.

Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis & Management (with Quick Critical Care Reference)

6 reviews
Lynne A. Thelan, Linda D. Urden, ...

Mosby Elsevier Health Science, 1998

An Excellant Resource
After attending several classes taught by one of the authors, Mary Lough, I purchased this book and have found it to be an excellent resource. I am new to critical care nursing, and I consult this textbook an average of twice a week. Some consider the language overly technical, but I find it to be crisp and concise. As to Ms. Wisniewski's criticism in her 10/4/00 review, I believe that the ...